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World Car Finals Comes To New York City Six categories. 14 different cars. The battle is on.
BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
The New York International Auto Show, which will take place in the Javits Center from April 19 o kick off the New York to 28, will feature thousands of International Auto Show, cars. The journey to become a fithe World Car Finals will nalist in this competition, though, take place on April 17, kicking off took quite some time. the week-long event in style. The Road to World Car, as the The finalists for this prestigious group calls it, is a yearly journey award have been announced, that follows more than 80 jourwith the Jaguar I-PACE leading the nalists from across the globe. way. The all-electric Jaguar is up The nonprofit group test drives vefor World Car of the Year, World hicles of all manufacturers prior to Green Car of the Year and World voting for the most prestious ones Car Design of the Year. of all. It includes journalists from Each category features three Asia, Europe and North America, cars vying for the top prize. The with a goal of complementing, but Jaguar is joined by the Suzuki doesn’t want to “compete with Jimny and the Audi e-tron as the existing national and regional only cars to be up for multiple COTY awards, which are inherentawards. ly different in scope.” Jwolkin@antonmediagroup.com
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Each category features three cars vying for the top prize. The Jaguar is joined by the Suzuki Jimny and the Audi e-tron as the only cars to be up for multiple awards.
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This competition is different from the regional ones, the body says, because of its choice of vehicles. Many of the finalists are not available in specific regions, making this award one of the top in the world for auto makers. The Road to World Car began on Oct. 2, 2018 in Paris, culminating with the New York City finale in April. Among the top luxury cars nominated for the top prize are the Audi A7 and Q8, along with the BMW 8 Series. Each of the Audi machines have a slick, luxury look to their exteriors. Both include a V6 engine and can go from zero to 60 mph. in less than six seconds.
see WORLD CAR on page 20A